Leading Human Resources in Aviation Business - Study guide

As a result of the studies, the student will learn about self-leadership and essential leadership skills in work surroundings and utilize the dynamics of excellent teamwork leadership principles in practice. The student knows the company's personnel sector with all its functions and can communicate skillfully in the work community. The student can also use appropriate problem and conflict resolution skills and identify their own and the team's potential and development opportunities. Motivation theories are included in the learning objectives of this course. The goal of this course is also for the student to learn to advance their team to effective performance, take advantage of opportunities, and take flexible roles to promote team effectiveness.

Starting level and linkage with other courses:
Self and Team Leadership 1 and 2 are prerequisites, module is linked to other modules through projects and continues as Developing Human Resources in semester 4 with a developmental focus.

Contents:
- Human resource management in a company
- Well-functioning workplace
- Basics of Great Leadership
- Performance management and development
- Team building, diversity, and teaming games
- Recruitment process in a company
- Outsourcing and other challenges in recruiting
- How to make an application and an impressive cv
- Interviews and practices
- Motivation and motivational theories
- Motivation in a workplace
- Employee experience and leadership
- Leadership communication
- Conflict resolution
- Internal communication and practices

Moderate level of understanding dynamics of teamwork and leadership and practicing them
Moderate level of commitment to teamwork and contribution to outcomes
Moderate level of demonstration of self and team leadership skills
Some recognition of challenges of the team and teamwork and suggestion for improvement in modest level.

A clear understanding of the theories and practicing of effective teamwork and leadership
Good level of analysis and understanding of situational factors ineffective team leadership and their impact on organizations
Good understanding of different roles in teamwork and practicing these roles appropriately and actively
Recognition of team strengths and weaknesses of the team and having solution-oriented approach to challenges

Excellent understanding of the theories and practicing of effective teamwork and leadership
Excellent level of analysis and understanding of situational factors ineffective team leadership and their impact on organizations
Excellent ability to take different roles in teamwork to advance goal achievement with a consideration to both organizational and individual goals
Encouraging and supporting creativity and development of team members in a perfect balance
Ability to change leadership and communication styles for different situations and do it in a constructive and motivating approach
Able to inspire and motivate team members to reach the common goals

This course is a test course for an asynchronous corresponding course that starts in August 2023 in Aviation Business program. This course is virtual, but you will get help from the supervising teacher throughout the course from February 1 to April 9, 2023. The course is conducted independently, but feedback and suggestions for improvement must be given to the supervising teacher in April about this piloting course on time.

Armstrong, Michael 2012. Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice: KoganPage
Graham, Anne 2014. Managing Airports an international perspective: Routledge
Laloux, F. 2016. Reinventing Organizations. Nelson Parker.

When applicable company visits, guest lecturers and workshops in cooperation with different companies and organizations. Commissions from industry partners.

Porvoo Campus

English

Possibility to work with international team and international lectures. Guest lecturers from international organizations and partner universities. International learning materials.

16.01.2023 - 19.05.2023

Inquiry learning Peer-to-peer learning Company visits n/a Lectures and workshops Independent study and teamwork The assessment of one’s own learning

02.01.2023 - 13.01.2023

Timing: 3d semester

AB3
VIRTUAL
EXCH

Inquiry learning
Peer-to-peer learning
Company visits n/a
Lectures and workshops
Independent study and teamwork
The assessment of one’s own learning

Jemina Kinnari

15 - 40

Individual assignments
Teamwork
Final deliverables
Peer assessment
Self-assessment
The self-assessment of one's own learning does not influence the module grade. The self-assessment and students’ feedback to the module will be used for the module development. The feedback is collected via an electronic form.

ABBA Degree Programme in Aviation Business

5.00 cr

H-5